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How do I add a topic sentence?
• The sentence has to make sense! • It MUST state the main idea (central
topic).
The sentence CAN NOT: • Have repeated words
• Sound awkward (weird) • Give extra information • Say things like, “I’m going to
tell you..”
<<<< Main Idea!
<<< Extra Information
<<<< So what? NOT Main Idea!
<<<< So what? NOT Main Idea!
<<<< Main Idea!
<<< Extra Information
So what? NOT Main Idea!
<<<< So what? NOT Main Idea!
<<<< Main Idea!
<<< Talking about the paper...NO!
<<< Awkward wording...NO!
<<< Repetition...NO!
How do I add a concluding sentence? • The sentence must make the reader
feel that the essay is DONE. • The sentence has to make sense! • Sometimes it refers back to the main
idea of the whole paper.
The sentence CAN NOT: • Have repeated words
• Sound awkward (weird) • Give extra information • Say things like, “That’s the end
of my paper.”
<<<< Main Idea!
<<< Not quite the main idea
<<<< So what? NOT Main Idea!
<<<< That’s the end...NO!
<<< I feel satisfied!
<<< I don’t feel like the paper is over!
<<< Extra information (new problem)
<<< That’s the end...NO!
<<< I don’t feel like the paper is over.
<<< Extra information AND it starts with “And”
<<< I don’t feel like the paper is over.
<<< Main Idea!
<<< That’s the end...NO!
<<< Main Idea
I don’t feel like the paper is over.
<<< Extra information
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